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All summer, Palestinians from the millions-strong diaspora have been flocking to the West Bank, fearful new Israeli rules expected to take effect next week could make future visits hard if not impossible. Under the regulations, first published in February to a storm of protest, foreign passport holders -- including Palestinians…

Newly published military testimonies highlight the bureaucratic power of Cogat’s ‘permit regime’ over Palestinians

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the West Bank early this year has killed thousands of livestock, pushing Palestinian farmers already living under occupation to the brink of bankruptcy. Mohammed Basheer said he had to incinerate hundreds of his dead lambs after the outbreak devastated livestock across the West Bank,…

Israel's interior minister says it is set to advance plans for the construction of 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank

The Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank has developed a new policy that would heavily regulate entry into the territory

Critics say the policy aims to restrict and track the travel of foreign nationals and control Palestinian population.

Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday after fighters in the Palestinian enclave fired three rockets at the Jewish state. "Following the rockets fired toward Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip last night, it was decided that crossings into Israel for…